Vasili Arkhipov

Born:

January 30, 1926

Died:

August 19, 1998 (age 72)

Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nu… more